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Tue, 03 Mar 2015 23:13:17 +0000Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Managementen-gbCongenital anomalies are the second-leading cause of death in children under 5 in the Americashttp://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10487%3Aanomalias-congenitas-segunda-causa-muerte-en-los-ninos-menores-de-5-anos-en-las-americas&catid=740%3Anews-press-releases&Itemid=1926&lang=en
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To raise awareness about the impact of congenital anomalies, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has joined with 11 other leading global health organizations to commemorate the first World Birth Defects Day this 3 March.To raise awareness and spur action, PAHO/WHO and 11 global health organizations are promoting the first World Birth Defects Day on 3 March.

Despite fierce opposition from the tobacco industry, a number of countries in the Americas have made major progress in implementing the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). This week marks a decade since the agreement took effect as the world's first international health treaty.

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has joined a collaborative effort led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that seeks to eliminate indigenous cases of malaria on the island of Hispaniola by 2020.

Use of the same syringe or needle to give injections to more than one person is driving the spread of a number of deadly infectious diseases worldwide. Millions of people could be protected from infections acquired through unsafe injections if all healthcare programs switched to syringes that cannot be used more than once. For these reasons, WHO is launching a new policy on injection safety to help all countries tackle the pervasive issue of unsafe injections.*

]]>mitchelc@paho.org (Cristina Mitchell)frontpageTue, 24 Feb 2015 19:06:57 +0000More than 100 million people suffer from one or more neglected infectious diseases in the Americashttp://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10440%3A100-millones-padecen-alguna-enfermedad-infecciosa-desatendida-en-las-americas&catid=740%3Anews-press-releases&Itemid=1926&lang=en
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Ten diseases have been targeted for elimination in the Region between 2015 and 2020. Two others are priorities to bring under control. WHO is urging affected countries worldwide to scale up their investments in this fight.